Harare vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$427	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	99
😀 Quality of life	43	99
🏙️ Population	2.15M	4.84M

The cost of living in Harare is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5611th and 312th ($1012 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Australia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6695th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Sydney

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	Harare	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$18951

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754